Overview

• On July 16 around 4:30 p.m., a 61-year-old man entered an unauthorized MRI suite at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury wearing a large metallic chain.
• The machine’s powerful magnet drew the chain and pulled the man into the scanner, triggering a medical episode and severe trauma.
• He was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and died of his injuries the following day.
• Nassau County Police homicide detectives are probing security gaps and lapses in enforcing four-zone MRI safety measures at the facility.
• MRI safety experts warn that projectile incidents are underreported and call for strict adherence to screening protocols and enhanced staff training.